L'AGENCE CREATIVE 🐙

What L'AGENCE CREATIVE 🐙 does

L'Agence Créative is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in 2007 by artist Nadia Russell Kissoon and headquartered at 76, cours de l'Argonne, Bordeaux. The organization's mission is the dissemination of contemporary art outside traditional gallery circuits through the Tinbox — a proprietary series of six red micro-architectures designed by Kissoon that function simultaneously as mobile exhibition spaces, curatorial frameworks, and artworks. Tinbox units travel to public squares, school courtyards, EHPADs, hospital parking lots, and rural communes across the Gironde and Landes departments, accompanied by mediation activities and free public programming.

The portfolio extends across artist residencies placed in social, healthcare, and corporate environments; the Bordeaux Art Tour cultural-dining experience; L'Annexe B (subsidized artist studios co-managed with MC2a for the Ville de Bordeaux); the 'Il faut cultiver notre jardin' environmental sculpture project; and the Endométriose Academy program exploring endometriosis through artistic practice. Revenue is generated through a mixed economy combining recurring public subsidies (DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ville de Bordeaux, Département des Landes), individual donations collected online from 'Creative Angels' supporters, corporate mécénat, and earned income from merchandise (€12 tote bags), ticketed cultural events (€25–€60 per person), Tinbox advertising panels (€150 per two-week period), and Tinbox rentals. Distribution combines the itinerant Tinbox channel, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site, and institutional hosting agreements.

The association serves diverse stakeholders: visual artists (residencies and studio access), healthcare and social institutions, schools, municipalities, and general public audiences including underserved populations in priority urban neighborhoods and rural territories. A 6-person team and a bureau headed by Présidente Célia Rémy execute operations, supported by an institutional network spanning FRAC Aquitaine, Artothèque de Pessac, Festival Novart, and the Biennale de Kochi-Muziris off-program. The trademark 'L'Agence Créative pour l'Art Contemporain' is registered at INPI. Programs are scheduled through 2026, with active expansion in rural Landes and design-sector visibility partnerships underway in 2025.

Name

L'AGENCE CREATIVE 🐙

Legal name

Association L'Agence Créative

Website

https://lagence-creative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L'Agence Créative is a French nonprofit association founded in 2007 in Bordeaux that operates the Tinbox mobile contemporary-art gallery and a portfolio of artist residencies, art tours, and cultural programs serving visual artists, schools, EHPADs, hospitals, municipalities, and the general public in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary art services and cultural outreach

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA), Arts, Culture & Creative Learning for Seniors (Music, writing, crafts) (EDAAAMAI), Creative Arts, Music & Movement Content (EDAGACAG)

Keywords

• Contemporary art curation
• Mobile art galleries
• Artist residency programs
• Cultural outreach services
• Art education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: L'Agence Créative depends significantly on public subsidies from the French state, regional (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), and municipal (Bordeaux, Landes) governments, and the DRAC. These subsidies are described as indispensable to the association's operations.
2. E-commerce Sales (Art Multiples, Goodies, Services): Online boutique selling art multiples, contemporary drawings, merchandise (tote bags), advertising space on Tinbox, and Bordeaux Art Tour experiences. One-time product sales and event-based experiences.
3. Donations: Online donations collected from individuals (Creative Angels donors) and corporate sponsors. The association actively solicits donations starting from €6, describing it as a mixed economy needing to develop.
4. Tinbox Rental: Rental of Tinbox mobile galleries to artists, businesses, or organizations wanting to display art in public spaces. The association offers this as a commercial service.
5. Advertising Space on Tinbox: Selling advertising space (approximately 1x1.5m panel) on the back of the Tinbox gallery for €150 per two-week period, targeting businesses, products, or events seeking creative and engaged visibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

L'Agence Créative is a French nonprofit association that produces and circulates contemporary art outside traditional gallery circuits via its proprietary Tinbox mobile-gallery micro-architectures. It operates artist residencies in social, healthcare, educational, and corporate settings; runs the ticketed Bordeaux Art Tour cultural-dining experience; manages L'Annexe B affordable artist studios in Bordeaux; and delivers cross-cutting social and educational art programs for schools, EHPADs, hospitals, and underserved rural and priority urban neighborhoods.

Product overview

L'Agence Créative is an association (Loi 1901) dedicated to promoting and diffusing contemporary art through a portfolio of interconnected programs and mobile exhibition solutions. Its core product is the Tinbox mobile gallery system—a series of small red mobile micro-architectures that function as traveling art galleries, bringing exhibitions directly to public spaces. The organization complements this with artist residency programs placing creators in diverse environments (social institutions, businesses, healthcare facilities, neighborhoods), the Bordeaux Art Tour cultural experience, environmental art projects like 'Il faut cultiver notre jardin,' artist workshop facilities at L'Annexe B, and various merchandise and sponsorship services to generate mixed-economy funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tinbox: Mobile gallery concept - red micro-architecture mobile galleries for exposing contemporary art in public spaces. Multiple iterations exist including Tinbox Mobile #5.
• Bordeaux Art Tour
• Endo Academy (Endométriose Academy)
• L'Annexe B
• Il faut cultiver notre jardin

Products and services

• Tinbox Mobile Gallery Proprietary red mobile contemporary-art gallery in the form of small micro-architectures that can be transported and installed in public spaces, allowing art to reach audiences outside traditional gallery settings. Available to artists, businesses, and organizations via rental and hosting partnerships.
• Bordeaux Art Tour Curated cultural tours combining visits to galleries and artistic venues in Bordeaux with dining experiences (e.g., €25 per person 'En Attendant la LGV' tour and €60-per-person Truffe banquet limited to 50 places at Musée des Beaux-Arts).
• Artist Residencies (Résidences d'artistes) Artist residency programs placing visual artists in immersive environments — businesses, social institutions, healthcare facilities (EHPADs, hospitals), and urban neighborhoods — for research and creation projects, including the CHU de Bordeaux Culture & Santé program and EHPAD-based textile and care projects.
• L'Annexe B - Artist Workshops Subsidized rental artist studios and shared workshop facilities, co-managed with MC2a on behalf of the City of Bordeaux, providing low-cost workspace and professional-development support for emerging and established visual artists (e.g., Emmanuel Aragon, Lunik, Emmanuel Penouty, Mohamed Thara, Tommy Vissenberg).
• Cross-cutting Social and Educational Art Projects (Projets Transversaux Sociaux et Éducatifs) Participatory art programs delivered in schools, EHPADs, social centers, and priority urban neighborhoods, including EAC programs ('Marrainage-Parrainage' at École Maternelle Fiéfé, 'L'art à la rencontre' at Collège Saint-Sever) and art-based care initiatives.
• Tinbox Advertising Space Rental of an approximately 1x1.50m advertising panel on the back of the Tinbox mobile gallery for €150 per two-week period, offering creative and engaged visibility to businesses, products, or events in the public spaces the Tinbox visits.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MC2a (Co-gestion of L'Annexe B)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2016Co-management partner for L'Annexe B artist workshop spaces in the Grand Parc neighborhood of Bordeaux. The two structures share management of the facility and develop common proximity actions in the neighborhood.
• DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Ministère de la CulturecoreOthersPrimary institutional funder and supporter of L'Agence Créative's projects. The association receives ongoing support from the French Ministry of Culture's regional directorate for cultural affairs for its contemporary art programs, artist residencies, and public art projects.
• Ville de BordeauxcoreOthersKey municipal partner providing institutional support, co-managing artist workshop spaces (L'Annexe B), and collaborating on public art programs. The city actively supports the association's mission to dynamize the Cours de l'Argonne and other neighborhoods.
• Département des LandescoreOthersDepartmental government partner supporting rural art programs, including the 'C'est mon patrimoine' heritage program and artistic activities in Ousse-Suzan.
• FRAC AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonds Régional d'Art Contemporain (FRAC) Aquitaine collaborates on contemporary art projects including the African Season initiative and Novart festival participation.
• Artothèque de PessaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt lending library partnered on artist residencies and exhibitions, providing art loan services alongside L'Agence Créative's programs.
• ADAGP (Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques)minorOthersReferencing of Emmanuel Penouty's works through the ADAGP works and archives fund, enabling exhibition of the artist's work.
• Festival NovartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual contemporary art festival in Bordeaux; L'Agence Créative participates as invited structure, contributing to the festival's programming.
• Festival France Design Week / NODE / AQUINUM (Bordeaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 2025 France Design Week featuring Tinbox gallery and Emmanuel Penouty's work, hosted at NODE Bordeaux by AQUINUM.
• Hydrib (Marseille)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarseille-based contemporary art structure collaborating on programming and projects.
• Biennale épHémères (Dordogne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiennial art event in Dordogne collaborating on artist residency and exhibition programming.
• Biennale de Kochi-Muziris (India) — Off ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India, participating in its off-program alongside other French contemporary art structures.
• Foire Slick / 104 (Paris)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with the contemporary art fair Slick and Le 104 in Paris for exhibition and professional development opportunities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lafayette Anticipations: Paris foundation dedicated to contemporary art production and artist residencies, with a corporate mécénat structure. Shares L'Agence Créative's residency-and-production orientation while operating at foundation scale.
• Palais de Tokyo: Paris-based contemporary art center with a mission centered on emerging artists and experimental programming. Comparable creative mandate to L'Agence Créative but operating at national scale within a broader institutional portfolio.
• MUCEM: Major Marseille cultural institution delivering public-facing exhibitions with strong cultural-democratization and Mediterranean-accessibility mandates. Comparable in its focus on making culture accessible beyond traditional circuits, though operating at much larger scale.
• Centre Pompidou: National museum and cultural institution with broader scope but overlapping contemporary art exhibitions, artist support, and cultural-education programming. Anchors the same French national cultural ecosystem that funds and complements L'Agence Créative.

Direct peers

• Festival Novart (Bordeaux): Annual contemporary art festival in Bordeaux and existing L'Agence Créative partner. Comparable through its contemporary-art focus, regional base, and reliance on the same institutional funding ecosystem in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Le Centquatre (104): Major urban cultural center in Paris combining contemporary art exhibitions, artist residencies, and community programming. Shares the hybrid residency-plus-public-program model, but at metropolitan scale; relevant comparability around mission and programming structure.
• Artothèque de Pessac: Bordeaux-area art lending library and existing L'Agence Créative partner. Operates artist residencies and exhibition programs with similar accessibility-focused contemporary art mandate in the same regional catchment.
• Triangle-Astérides: Marseille-based contemporary art production center supporting artist residencies, exhibitions, and research. Closely aligned with L'Agence Créative's artist-development mission and nonprofit cultural-democratization model.
• Bordeaux Art Contemporain (BAC): Bordeaux network of contemporary art actors organizing the WAC weekend, founded and chaired by the same director as L'Agence Créative. Strong overlap in geography, mission, and leadership, making it the closest institutional peer.
• FRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional contemporary art fund operating across Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with shared geography, overlapping institutional funders (DRAC, region), and a parallel mission of diffusing contemporary art to non-traditional audiences. Direct operational overlap with L'Agence Créative's curatorial and residency activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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